CFPB To Host Field Hearing in Chicago on Consumer Credit Card Market

On Wednesday, October 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will convene a public field hearing in Chicago, Ill. to discuss the consumer credit card market. The field event will feature remarks by CFPB Director Richard Cordray, followed by a panel discussion with senior CFPB officials, consumer and civil rights groups, and industry representatives.

This public event is a part of the CFPB’s commitment to regularly engage with communities across the country. The CFPB has traveled to Philadelphia, Pa., Minneapolis, Minn., Cleveland, Ohio, Birmingham, Ala., New York, N.Y., Sioux Falls, S.D., Durham, N.C., Detroit, Mich., St. Louis, Mo., Seattle, Wash., Mountain View, Calif., Baltimore, Md., Atlanta, Ga., Des Moines, Iowa, Miami, Fl., Los Angeles, Ca., Portland, Maine, and Itta Bena, Miss., to convene field hearings and town halls focused on consumer financial products and services.

WHAT: Field Hearing on the Consumer Credit Card Market

WHEN: 11:00 a.m. CDT/12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, October 2, 2013

WHERE:Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, Ill. 60605